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The article reports on the obscenities of college papers in the U.S. As reported, there were more than 10 attempts to censor suspected obscenities in school publications. One of the prime adversaries of censorship in campus newspapers is the College Press Service (CPS) which has roughly 300 campus subscribers. According to Susie Schmidt, CPS editor, that the service has no exact numbers of college papers which uses the uncut versions.

The article reports developments in the student press in the U.S. An edition of the campus newspaper of Detroit's Wayne State University contained articles on sorority rushing and campus festival activities and campus festival activities. "The Paper," an off-campus newspaper edited by Michigan State University students and drop-outs, includes a comic strip entitled "Land-Grant Man." More than 100 named underground newspapers have sprung up across the country.

The article reports that students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina have voted to continue using student fees to support the campus newspaper "Daily Tar Heel." The newspaper was accused of printing obscenities, left-wing editorials, and one-sided reporting. Meanwhile, the administration of Boston College, Massachusetts announced it would cease to function as publisher of the student newspaper "The Heights," which it accused of publishing offensive material.

The article reports on the decision of the federal district judge related to the banning of school publications in Boston, Massachusetts. The jurist ended the conflict between the student writers, school directors and board members by declaring freedom of speech among campus newspaper writers. The pronouncement has given the students their right to express their sentiments and opinions to the school administrators.

The article reports that the editorial advantages, financial problems and legal pitfalls of student newspapers' independence from college and university administrations were major topics discussed at the seventh national congress of the U.S. Student Press Association held in Valparaiso, Indiana. Association executive director Robert Johnston said that student have as much to say and as much right to say it the way see it, as anybody on campus.

The article reports that student editors of different universities in the U.S. are working together to fight the attempts of college administrators and governing boards to increase their control over student publications. According to Nellie Jo Lee, a staff member of the U.S. Student Press Association, campus papers in the state are uniting when one paper is threatened. She added that one example of this is displayed by five papers in Massachusetts where they got together to support "Cycle."

The article reports on the ruling of a state attorney general that colleges in Oklahoma have no right to ban underground school papers due to disagreement on articles. This ruling was made to the case of "Dialogue," an underground paper of Central State College, which criticized college president Garland Godfrey. According to the ruling, the newspapers were under the protection of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Also, a judge dismissed six students from felony charges.

The article discusses the "Exponent," the new name of the student paper at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. It has typical issue about the military-industrial complex, the plight of American Indian children, and war toys. There are also many campuses that have changed the formats of their paper. On theses campuses, student editors, adopted a magazine style format, added news about off-campus events and issues, and their political tome generally has shifted to the left.

The article reports on the plans of student editors and members of the United States Student Press Association to encourage campus papers to free themselves financially and editorially from college and university administrations. The organization has also made proposals for their Collegiate Press Service to enlarge its staff and become more aggressive in news gathering.

The article reports on the new guidelines for the student newspaper's tightening administrative control approved by the University of California Board of Regent. The guidelines provide that chancellors will be directly responsible for the conduct of student publications, and must review each paper within twenty-four hours of publication.

The article reports that the National Student Association has started its publication "College Law Bulletin" which will tackle on court decisions concerning student rights in the U.S. The paper is designed to help students in using legal methods to deal with administrators and civil authorities. It will also discuss new laws, undecided legislation and cases, and legal articles.